Huge Win for BAYC NFT Fans, As SEC Ends Probe into Yuga Labs

Huge Win For BAYC NFT Fans, As The SEC Ends Probe Into Yuga Labs

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Updated: 04 March 2025

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Despite the rapid expansion of the global non-fungible token market, regulatory uncertainty has remained a significant roadblock for investors. But in recent days, the regulatory landscape surrounding non-fungible tokens appears to be taking a new shape. In another exciting incident, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dropped investigations into the Bored Ape non-fungible token creator Yuga Labs.

The SEC Ends Probe into Yuga Labs

In a March 4 blog post, the Yuga Labs team confirmed that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially closed its investigation into its NFT company. The regulatory commission put Yuga Labs into intense scrutiny three years ago, citing that the digital asset company was trading unregulated securities. By description, securities are financial products representing digital ownership in a company, such as stocks, bonds, and notes.

After 3+ years, the SEC has officially closed its investigation into Yuga Labs.

This is a huge win for NFTs and all creators pushing our ecosystem forward. NFTs are not securities.

— Yuga Labs (@yugalabs) March 3, 2025

Launched in 2021, Yuga Labs is a digital asset incubation studio focused on shaping the future of web3 through storytelling, experiences, and community engagements. The digital asset firm is renowned for its work in crypto, NFT, digital media, and blockchain. Yuga Labs is home to some of the leading NFT collections, including the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Mutant Ape Yacht Club, Otherdeed, Bored Ape Kennel Club, and Twelvefold NFT collections.

The digital asset firm owns the intellectual property (IP) for the CryptoPunks, another globally acknowledged non-fungible token collection featuring a fixed set of 10,000 pixilated NFTs hosted on the Ethereum network; Meebits, a renowned non-fungible token collection featuring a limited edition of 10,000 pixilated NFTs and Moonbirds, another renowned non-fungible token collection previously created by the digital asset incubation, Proof Collective.

Huge Win For Bored Ape NFT Holders

The recent drop into the investigation for Yuga Labs is a massive win for Bored Ape and Mutant Ape fans and the entire NFT community. It’s worth noting that regulatory uncertainty has remained a significant roadblock for crypto investors. Now that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has loosened its harsh stance against most NFT companies, the NFT market is slated for a massive rebound.

Last month, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission also closed an investigation into OpenSea, one of the leading non-fungible token market platforms, and Uniswap, a leading cryptocurrency exchange. The agency claimed that all NFTs on the OpenSea market platform were unregistered securities. Additionally, the regulatory commission accused Uniswap of operating as an unregistered broker and an exchange while issuing an unregistered security.

The SEC is closing its investigation into @opensea. This is a win for everyone who is creating and building in our space. Trying to classify NFTs as securities would have been a step backward—one that misinterprets the law and slows innovation.

Every creator, big or small,…

— dfinzer.eth | opensea (@dfinzer) February 21, 2025